Tokyo: My Girlfriend

A light drizzle was carried into the hotel room by a gentle, cool breeze.

Wearing a white dress, Rena Kitagawa leaned against the window, her cool eyes quietly watching the passing cars on the street, as if waiting for someone to return.

Fine raindrops occasionally fell on her face, feeling cool and refreshing.

"Nobuichi..."

When did she meet this older brother, Shinichi Kitagawa, in the eyes of outsiders?

In her opinion, they probably only officially met in junior high school. After all, although they were childhood friends before that, Shinichi Kitagawa was a completely gloomy guy when he was a child.

Come to think of it, living in such a strange family, how could Mom and Dad even get married...

Once outsiders find out about this, there will inevitably be a lot of discussion.

Just like me, even though it was clearly my father who was at fault, who ran off with his lover and abandoned me and my mother, there will always be people who say things like, "Look, her father doesn't want her anymore! She's a person without a father."

Although every time she heard such words, Kitagawa Rena would slap the other person without hesitation to teach them a lesson.

But the gloom in one's heart can never be dispelled.

The death of her mother during junior high school was even more unbearable for Rena Kitagawa. With her only family member gone, Rena Kitagawa actually attempted suicide.

But that time, someone stopped him.

From that day on, she saw clearly for the first time what Shinichi Kitagawa actually looked like.

"Do you want to jump from here?"

The wind on the rooftop made the girl's long silver hair and skirt dance. Her lifeless eyes stared blankly at Kitagawa Shinichi, who had come to find her, and she responded numbly.

"So you can talk, huh? But what's it to you? If you want to die too, go over there, don't die with me."

"Why should I die?" I just transmigrated here! I'm so interested in this world, I'm even planning to ship my parents as a couple in the future.

Rena Kitagawa wondered if this guy had gone mad. He seemed completely different from his previous gloomy personality, and she couldn't understand what he was saying. Had he developed a second personality?

Before she could think any further, Shinichi Kitagawa pulled her off the rooftop, grabbed her hand, and said, "I'll treat you to dinner. It's not too late to die after we eat."

"Who gave you the right to hold my hand? Let go of me!"

"I won't let go."

To this day, Rena Kitagawa still clearly remembers the scene where this guy had no sense of boundaries.

What happened after that? It felt like so many memories were swirling in her mind. In short, her suicidal thoughts were unconsciously erased by her current so-called brother.

Later, due to puberty and some other events, she gradually developed brotherly feelings for him.

I remember one day Shinichi Kitagawa said, "Rena really likes to talk to me so coldly. I wish we could have a nice chat and lunch together someday, and she could call me 'brother' or something. I would be so happy."

Rena Kitagawa pursed her lips at the time, being gentle and all that... Is that the kind of person he likes?

Sure... since he likes it, maybe you can try a different way of interacting with him.

After a brief adjustment, she went to Kitagawa Shinichi's bedroom that day to invite him to dinner and suggested that she would try to be gentler when speaking to him in the future.

Unexpectedly, they discovered his chat history on his computer.

Haruna-nee: "Shinichi-kun, look at the dessert I just made, isn't it beautiful? I really want Shinichi-kun to try it."

Haruna-nee: "So that's how you write this part! Shinichi-kun is amazing! How long must it take to learn such skill?"

Haruna-nee: "What's Shinichi doing? I'm kind of curious. Is he secretly chatting with other girls behind my back?"

Who... is this?

She went straight to the question: "Shinichi Kitagawa, who is Hina-nee?"

Shinichi Kitagawa: "Hina-nee? You saw the chat history on my computer? Those are female netizens I met online."

"Female online friend...girlfriend?"

"Not yet."

Tsk.

She unconsciously gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, stared coldly at Shinichi Kitagawa, and turned to leave.

Shinichi Kitagawa asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Reina, do you want to have lunch together?"

"Eat by yourself! Don't pay attention to me!" Her reddened eyes made her not want to talk to this guy at all. He clearly said he wanted me to be gentle with him or something, but someone has already been gentle with him, hasn't he?

Since you already have it, why did you say those things to me?

The light rain outside the window, carried by gusts of wind, pattered water droplets onto her face.

Her aloof gaze remained fixed on the passing vehicles on the street.

Years later, Shinichi finally met the girl he met online, but is this Hina really a girl...? What will the two of them do after they meet?

It's probably just about having coffee and watching a movie, but thinking about these things still makes her feel uncomfortable.

She had also searched online and found that the chances of online dating succeeding were extremely low. It seemed that less than 10% of those who met in person remained friends, let alone successfully started a romantic relationship.

I guess we'd become strangers after meeting once. Online dating is just too unrealistic.

Absolutely.

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Haruhi Hina had already folded her umbrella; she was sharing the same umbrella with Kitagawa Shinichi.

The two went to a sushi restaurant.

Perhaps it was because of the long preparation; three years of online dating had made her very familiar with Shinichi Kitagawa's voice and way of speaking, which meant that after agreeing to date, she was not at all abrupt or disliked, even though she was excited.

They acted like a couple who had been together for a long time.

Kitagawa Shin ordered a few servings of sushi and sat with her in a corner, still holding her slender, snow-white hand under the table. Even amidst the aroma of the restaurant's dishes, he could smell the faint fragrance emanating from Haruhi Kasuga.

"I remember Hina-san really likes seafood sushi, right? Today is such a special day, we should have a good feast."

Haruhi Hina still felt their hands clasped together, blushed, looked up and smiled, "Yeah, it's on me."

"I'll treat you."

Haruhi Hina smiled and said, "Well, even if we're together, I'll still be the older sister, so let me treat you. Shinichi can treat me next time."

"Alright, since you've put it that way, I won't stand on ceremony."

With her other hand covering her chest, she said confidently, "There's absolutely no need to be polite! I've earned quite a bit of money from my writing these past few years thanks to Xin Yi's help, so please feel free to eat whatever you like!"

When the hand-rolled sushi was served, the two reluctantly separated their clasped hands.

Shinichi Kitagawa said, "Let's eat first."

Seeing his expression, Haruhi Hina suddenly chuckled and deliberately asked tentatively, "What's wrong? Shinichi-kun seems a little disappointed? Are you disappointed because you can't hold your hand?"

Shinichi Kitagawa laughed awkwardly: "What do you mean? Besides, why does Ms. Hina talk like she's so skilled at it? Her hands were shaking when we held hands just now, I could tell, yet she kept calling me 'older sister' and stuff."

Haruhi Hina glanced away shyly, "Just trying to ease the awkwardness..."

"I didn't feel embarrassed anywhere."

"Really? What did Shinichi's expression mean just now? Was he shy?"

Before Kitagawa Shinichi could speak, Haruhi Hina covered her mouth and said, "Are you really shy? Kawaii~"

"Hina-san, that's really enough..."

"Huh? Why can't I say it? I just think Shinichi is really cute."

"Wasn't Hina-san shy just now? Her face was all red."

Haruhi Hina covered her face: "Don't say it..."

"Miss Hina's expression is much cuter than mine."

Shinichi Kitagawa ate his sushi, no longer caring about her calling him cute, but it was indeed unexpected that the meeting would go so smoothly.

And I remember that when I was with my training partner, the system's rewards would be five times higher, which was a good thing.

Haruhi Haruna glanced at Kitagawa Shinichi out of the corner of her eye, who seemed to be deep in thought. She picked up a piece of sushi and held it to his lips, her heart pounding: "Ah~ let me feed you a bite."

Shinichi Kitagawa turned his head and ate with his mouth open, saying as he ate, "Ms. Hina is so enthusiastic in person, she talks even more than she does online."

After feeding Haruhi, her eyes darted away shyly: "It's not that I'm being overly enthusiastic, it's just that I've known Shinichi online for a long time, and I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

Their eyes met, and a faint blush appeared on their faces.

The ambiguous atmosphere grew stronger, their lips drawing closer, when suddenly Haruhi Hina covered her face and buried her face in the table: "Too fast! Too fast! Even if I really like you, things are moving too fast..."

Her pupils trembled, and her voice was low: "I need to mentally prepare myself... Let's kiss after dinner... okay..."

After saying that, she caught a glimpse of Shinichi Kitagawa staring blankly at her, and awkwardly buried her head in her arms again.

"Oh my god, this is only our first meeting, what am I saying! Even though we're already boyfriend and girlfriend! Shinichi, just ignore me! Actually, I'm usually very reserved! It's not like this! Waaah, so embarrassing, it's like I'm deliberately taking advantage of a young man."

Shinichi Kitagawa smiles, so cute!

However, when people truly meet someone they like, they may indeed find it difficult to maintain their composure, whether they are men or women.